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Tsiknopempti


  • Zoodohos Peghe Greek Orthodox Church 3573 Bruckner Boulevard The Bronx, NY, 10461 United States (map)

Join the ZP community for a fun evening of music, dance, delicious foods and drinks.

Tsiknopempti is the Thursday during carnival that marks the beginning of the last weekend that observant Greek Orthodox Church members are allowed to eat meat before they begin their lenten fast.

In Greek, Thursday is Pempti (Πέμπτη), meaning the fifth day of the week as Greeks count Sunday as the first day. The word tsikna (Τσίκνα) refers to the smell of cooked meat – however, “Smelly Thursday” has not caught on as a translation.

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